Case No.: 3455692 CLT/PET: Dipali Murti

Case No.: 3455692 CLT/PET: Dipali Murti

SacramentoOfficeof Appeals
CaseNo.: 3455692
ALJ:
RebeccaBach
Dipali
Murti-Hali
CLT/PET:
Employer
PartiesAppearing:Claimant,
PartiesAppearingby WrittenStatement:None
ISSUESTATEMENT
froma determination
thatheldthe claimantnotineligible
appealed
Theemployer
Insurance
Codesection1253.3.Theissuein
for benefitsunderUnemployment
is a schoolemployee
for
who is ineligible
thiscaseis whetherthe claimant
andcustomary
vacation
or
benefitsbetweentermsor duringan established
recess.
FI NDI N GO
SF FACT
a claimfor benefits
withan effective
dateof May31,
Theclaimantestablished
May9, 2010. Duringthe
2009. Shereopenedherclaimeffectiveapproximately
Mercedas
of California
baseperiodof herclaim,the claimantworkedUniversity
public
lecturer.TheUniversity
of California
Mercedis a
institution.
a temporary
of California
Mercedobserved
a summerrecessbetween
The University
yearsbeginning
approximately
May20, 2010andendingAugust16,
academic
2010. Duringthatperiod,the claimantdid notwork.
schoolyear,the claimantworkedas a temporarylecturerfor
In the 200812009
of California
Merced.ln thesummerof 2009,the claimant
did not
the University
schoolyear,the claimantappliedfor a new
work. At the endof the 2008/2009
positionfor the 200912010
schoolyear. Theclaimantreceivedherappointment
Juneof 2009.
in approximately
schoolyear,the claimant
workedas temporary
lecturer
for the
ln the 200912010
of California
Merced.As of the endof the schoolyear,the claimant
University
had not beennotifiedthatshewouldbe workingthe nextschoolyear. In early
May 2010,the claimantappliedfor a positionas a temporarylecturerfor the
schoolyear. On approximately
June11,2010,the claimantreceived
201012011
herof herappointment
for thatposition.
a letternotifying
Althoughthe University
of CaliforniaMercedfollowsa traditional
schoolcalendar,
the lecturersare paidin a 12-monthsalarycycle. Forexample,in the 201012011
schoolyear,the claimanthasan actualserviceperiodof August16,2010
to May
payments
receive
startingJuly1,2010andthroughJune30,
20,2011butwill
2011. Forthe 2009/2010
schoolyear,theclaimantalsoworkedfor
ninemonthsbut receivedpaymentduringall 12 months.
approximately
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F O RD E C I S I O N
RE A S O N S
insurance
in the employof a
benefitsbasedon serviceperformed
Unemployment
public
in
an
instructional,
research
or principal
or
educational
institution
non-profit
withrespectto anyweek
capacityare not payableto any individual
administrative
academicyearsor terms
whichbeginsduringthe periodbetweentwo successive
performs
yearsor terms
servicesin thefirstof suchacademic
if the individual
assurance
thatsuchindividual
will
andif thereis a contractor reasonable
performservicesfor any educational
institution
in the secondof suchacademic
yearsor terms.(Unemployment
Code,section1253.3(b).)
lnsurance
insurance
in the employof
benefitsbasedon servicesperformed
Unemployment
with respectto anyweek
a schooldistrictshallnot be payableto any individual
vacationperiodor
duringan established
andcustomary
whichcommences
before
holidayrecessif the individualperformsservicesin the periodimmediately
assurance
thatthe
suchvacationor holidayrecessandthereis a reasonable
willperformservicesin the periodimmediately
following
individual
the vacation
periodor recess.(Unemployment
Insurance
Code,section1253.3(d).)
"Reasonable
assurance"
of reemployment
doesnot requirean absolute
guarantee
Theexclusion
of benefits
of reemployment.
to schoolemployees
undersection1253.3of the codeapplieswhethertheiremployment
statusis
(Boardof Educationof LongBeachUnifiedSchoo/District
vestedor non-vested.
lnsuranceAppealsBoard(1984)160Cal.App.3d
v. CaliforniaUnemployment
674. )
"Reasonable
is an agreement
whichcontemplates
the reemployment
assurance"
(Russv. California
of the employeebutwhichis not legallyenforceable.
lnsuranceAppealsBoard(1981)125Cal.App.3d834.)
Unemployment
Here,the claimant
fileda claimfor benefitsbaseduponemployment
by a public
educationinstitution
as a lecturer.Shesoughtbenefitsfor the recessperiod
betweensuccessive
terms. Becausethe claimantdid not havereasonable
for
assurance
of workfor the nextschoolyear,the claimantis not ineligible
the claimantis not ineligible
for benefitsfor the recess
benefits.Accordingly,
periodbetweenthe successive
terms.
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DE CI S I O N
is modified.Theclaimantis ineligible
for benefits
determination
The department
employerundersection1253.3for
baseduponservicefor a publiceducation
are
May 9 throughMay22,2010andAugust15,2010andthereafter.Benefits
period.
Theclaimantis notineligible
for benefitsbasedon
deniedfor thattime
public
section
for the periodof
education
employer
under
1253.3
servicefor a
May 23, 2010throughAugust14,2010. Benefitsare payablefor thattime
period,provided
eligible.
the claimantis othenuise
ADMlN.mes/RLB
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